Sylmar Converter Station (34°18′39″N 118°29′21″W / 34.31083°N 118.48917°W / 34.31083; -118.48917 (Sylmar Converter Station - Pacific DC Intertie (south end))) is the southern converter station of the electric power transmission line Pacific DC Intertie which transmits electricity from the Celilo Converter Station outside The Dalles, Oregon to Sylmar at the northern outskirts of Los Angeles, California, USA. The converter station converts the 500 kV direct current coming from the northern converter station Celilo to alternating current at 60 Hz and 230 kV synchronized with the Los Angeles power grid. The station capacity is 3,000 megawatts.
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